FNUS76 KSTO 261353
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONBIRD UNDERBURN...TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
653 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND MILD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO
FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY. IT APPEARS THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN...BUT IT WILL BRING A LITTLE COOLER
TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT SHELTERED AREAS. 65-70
                    PERCENT EXPOSED RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO BELOW 1000 FEET IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTN.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.


FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...ARNOLD OLSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.MOONB.01/STO

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